षडङ्गवेदविदुषां क्रतुप्रवरयाजिनाम्। शुश्राव ब्रह्मघोषांश्च स विरात्रे ब्रह्मरक्षसाम्।।5.18.2।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
सः he, विरात्रे at the end of the night, षडङ्गवेदविदुषाम् of those who were knowledgeable of Vedas and its six auxillary branches of sciences, क्रतुप्रवरयाजिनाम् those who were experts in performing exalted sacrificial ceremonies, ब्रह्मरक्षसाम् of brahmins among demons, ब्रह्मघोषान् sounds of Vedas, शुश्राव heard.
English Commentary
At dawn sounds of recitation of Vedas and the six auxillary sciences, (i.e .grammar, prosody, etymology, phonetics, astronomy and the science of rituals) by the brahmins among demons wellversed in performing exalted sacrificial ceremonies were heard.